On February 9, 2017, the conference “Where the Margin is 2017” was held in Moscow. Vladislav Novoselov, the managing partner of BEFL , was one of the speakers. Summarizing the market tendencies of 2016, Vladislav presented the latest statistics confirming the increase in the amount of farmland owned by legal entities and its consolidation. He also compared the prices to the farmland in several regions of the Central, Volga and Siberian Federal Districts. Vladislav also talked about the statistics of farmland transactions in the world and pointed out the most critical legal risks of losing rights to the farmland. In conclusion, Vladislav drew the attention of the audience to the key resource of the agricultural business, which is water. To see the presentation “Russian Farmland Market 2016: selected aspects (February 2017, Moscow)” please go to Solutions for Agricultural Business at the official BEFL website.